Read the statement by Michael Teeuw here.
Hello-Lucy
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Cool. Be sure to keep me posted. I’d also like to see some video of Hello-Lucy working on your setup when the time comes. :-)
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Can I ask a question or two about the microphone?
I’m looking at a couple of small ones, obviously not wanting the long ones that sit on a desktop as I want to be able to at least conceal this out of direct sight as much as possible, without muffling it of course.I had my eye on the “clip on type” because its small and has no long stem like desktop ones have, but here’s the thing - unless a reviewer specifically states distance from mic to mouth, there does not seem to be a way of telling how much a distance range these work at? How close do you really need to be to the MM/Mic in order for voice to be picked up?
I have, in the past, used the cheap desktop types, and the user, on average, is about 7 to 12 inches away from it so it picks up a clear voice that can be understood on recording and voip ect… but, is this the same clarity that Lucy needs for her commands?
When looking at descriptions of models, there are the Mono and Stereo types… and a whole plethora of other specs that are way over my head, and prices to match :-)
I don’t mind paying £8 - £10 for one that will only ever be used when communicating with Lucy, if it will pick up voice from at least 1M, that she will respond to, as I do not want to have to have my face pressed right up close to it before it will hear me, which is not very smart :-(
Did you do any digging/research on my points above before you settled for the one you used, or, if it is just a basic desktop one you have, are you happy enough with how far it can pick up commands?
Thanks
Long stem -
https://www.maplin.co.uk/p/wired-pc-microphone-hw70m
Side mount -
https://www.maplin.co.uk/p/mini-compact-wired-pc-microphone-a84cg
Double mic -
Clip on -
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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07673TQCB/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
This is the microphone that I have. I bought it because it was $7.99US at the time and I wanted it only to test my theory about USB latency. It works exceptionally well. I just tested it with Hello-Lucy from a distance of 50 inches. I did have to raise my voice a bit and I did have to repeat myself once or twice. I don’t really expect it work as well as a far field microphone, such as Amazon Echo, but I am satisfied with the results.
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Damn I need this aswell
guess I will keep it in english because I am probably to lazy to train snowboy again for German :) -
Thanks, I did get confused for a second by thinking Omnidirectional was similar to far field, so will continue my search for one that will be far field - of sorts… although I feel those will cost a bit more? But, 50 inches (Max) does seem pretty damn good, as I was more concerned that I would need to be about 12 - 20 inches max, with slight raised voice, as a lot of these type are used within that distance, so they are not really catering for distance, and for the likes of MM and Lucy, needs to be a bit farther eh?
Thanks anyway for that info, as it has gave me a great head start on what to filter my search by.
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I was looking for a good microphone and, after seeing this comparison: https://medium.com/snips-ai/benchmarking-microphone-arrays-respeaker-conexant-microsemi-acuedge-matrix-creator-minidsp-950de8876fda
I decided to buy 2 PS3 eye. 4 microphone array system.
I manage MagicMirror perfectly from 100 inch. Very interesting price 6 $ each. And the webcam 120 fps! -
@pepebc said in Hello-Lucy:
I was looking for a good microphone and, after seeing this comparison: https://medium.com/snips-ai/benchmarking-microphone-arrays-respeaker-conexant-microsemi-acuedge-matrix-creator-minidsp-950de8876fd
I decided to buy 2 PS3 eye. 4 microphone array system.
I manage MagicMirror perfectly from 100 inch. Very interesting price 6 $ each. And the webcam 120 fps!The more mics the better the accuracy …but be careful if you have lots of noise around this … Not a big deal I mean once in a while my Alexa even goes off while I’m watching TV LOL
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That link is no good. Is the PS3 eye USB?
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yes the ps3 eye is connected via USB
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@maxbachmann said in Hello-Lucy:
yes the ps3 eye is connected via USB
Then for me it’s a question of response time. Personally, I prefer the response to command to be as fast as possible. USB comes in 2nd place for that.
And the webcam 120 fps!
On a Pi?
